Ardolph Loges Kline
| Ardolph Loges Kline | |
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Kline circa 1914
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| Acting Mayor of New York City | |
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In office September 10, 1913 – December 31, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | William Jay Gaynor |
| Succeeded by | John Purroy Mitchel |
| Constituency | City of New York |
| President of the Board of Aldermen | |
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In office 1912–1913 |
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| Preceded by | John Purroy Mitchel |
| Succeeded by | George McAneny |
| Constituency | City of New York |
| Vice-Chairman of the Board of Aldermen | |
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In office 1912–1912 |
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| Constituency | City of New York (51st District, Brooklyn) |
| Alderman | |
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In office 1904 – 1907, 1912–1913, and January 1–6, 1914 |
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| Constituency | City of New York (51st District, Brooklyn) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | John B. Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Loring M. Black, Jr. |
| Constituency | Fifth Congressional District of New York (Brooklyn) |
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February 21, 1858 near Newton, New Jersey |
| Died | October 13, 1930 (aged 72) Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (née) Francis A. Phalon |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts |
| Profession | merchant, military officer, government official |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ardolph Loges Kline (February 21, 1858 – October 13, 1930), was a senior officer of the New York National Guard and a Republican politician who became acting Mayor of New York City on September 10, 1913 upon the death of Mayor William Jay Gaynor, serving for the rest of the year. He was later a United States Representative from Brooklyn (1921–1923).
Kline was born near Newton, New Jersey in 1858 and studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts but did not attend college. In 1876 and 1877, he started working for a men's clothing company in New York City and joined the New York National Guard as a private. When the Spanish–American War of 1898 began, he was named a Lieutenant-Colonel, and in 1901 a Brevet (honorary or acting) Brigadier-General.
After losing a campaign for Sheriff of Kings County (Brooklyn), Kline was elected as an Alderman for the 51st District in Brooklyn in 1903 and 1905, but lost re-election in 1907 due to Democratic redrawing of his district. He won back his seat in 1911 and became Vice-Chairman of the Board of Aldermen in 1912, promising to enforce all rules fairly from the chair (including those against smoking).
When John P. Mitchel, the elected President of the Board of Aldermen, resigned in 1912 in order to become Collector of the Port of New York, Kline succeeded Mitchel. And when Mayor Gaynor (who had never fully recovered from an attempted assassination in 1910) died at sea in September 1913, Board President Kline became mayor.
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